Oh this is so adorable and sweet I could get cavities ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ ૮꒰⸝⸝> ̫ <⸝⸝꒱ა and I just realised at the ending that this was also from the same mangaka as Ran the Peerless Beauty, one of my most favourite romance shoujo ♡ ♡ ♡

When her childhood bestfriend and longtime crush ends up becoming a popular model and actor, Chiaki feels like Subaru is getting more out of her reach as his popularity skyrockets each day. All she wants is to move on from him but he makes it hard when he keeps being nice to her.

I find it cute how Subaru pretty much makes everyone swoon and adore him, but in reality, he is more messy than that. Chiaki has to wake him up and drag him to school almost every day, which is also one of the reasons why Chiaki can hardly get rid of her feelings for him. Their dynamic is so adorable, and even when she thinks he’s teasing her, I think he genuinely likes her more than a friend too.

We don’t get many POVs from Subaru, but from the few ones that we have, he seems to hint at his feelings for her. As much as I want them to just be in love together, I think it’s nice if they can take it slow and learn about what they mean towards each other first. I wonder how they would navigate their feelings next too, since Subaru’s getting more popular, and when one is too popular, the people around them could end up getting hurt as well.

I’m definitely rooting hard for these two ( ๑ ˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و ♡ can’t wait for more from of their budding romance!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for the ebook in exchange for my honest review.